Pittsburgh Film Office head says uncapped tax credit would be boon to Pittsburgh and the entire state

Blogh: State Sen. Dominic Pileggi’s move last week to uncap the state’s $60 million film tax credit couldn’t come at a better time for the state’s film industry. Well, that’s not entirely true. The incentive program actually ran out of funds in October, just four months into the new fiscal year. That resulted in the loss of 25 projects state wide, says Dawn Keezer, executive director of the Pittsburgh Film Office. She estimates those projects could have resulted in a boon of more than $200 million to the state. But regardless of the past, she says she lauds Pileggi’s move and hopes it meets speedy passage in the state legislature.